Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-04-24
SPORTING.
BASE BALL.

indianapolis has SIX eatcners'
John Darrah has been suspended % the
Steubenyilles,
Hub Collins is the fastest runner IN the
Louisvilles.
Donahue is doing brilliant work behind
the bat for the Nets.
II was real mean in Cincinnati using
Cleveland so roughly.
Old man Nelson can still swing the bat
with considerable effect.
'sKidp Baldwin is playing most phen-
omenal game for Cincinnati.
Jim Gavin will be this season be what
the small boy call a jim-dandy.
Mann's fielding and batting with the
Cleyelands is as good rs the best.
Manager Morton, of the Sayannahs' IN
tends to thoroughly reorganize his team.
Comiskey dropped $500 to AnsOn ON one
of last weeks Chicago-St Louis games,
Talk about heavyweight batteries,
Keenan, and McGinnis don't size mp very
small
The Tennessee Legislature adjourned to
witness the opening game OF the Memphis
club.
Lon Knight has satisfied the Baltimore
people with his umpiriHg. They say he Is
first class.
Morrison made Cincinnati present OF
twelve hits on Tuesday, sending that uum-
Der to first on balls.
Several of the Baltimore players are
pretty badly used up from daring attempts
at sliding bases
O'Brien is doing the bulk of the work
behind the bat for Brooklyn, the other
catchers being in bad shape.
Tony Mullane pitched in st. Louis on
Thursday, his first appearance on the dia-
mond in that city for years.
Greenwood, of the Baltimores, is an awk-
ward fielder, but covers a great deal OF
ground and gets there just the same.
The Alleghenys have received their new
uniforms. Their Norfolk jackets give them
an exceedingly gay appearance.
There are hints flying around to the
effect the ST. Louis Browns have n Jonah
in their ranks. His name is not given
out.
The players of the Keystone eolored club
made a very favorable impression in the
game with the Steubenyilles on Tuesday.
Big Chief Roseman has not proven such
valuable acquisition TO the Athletics
after all. Jimmy has seen his best days.
The BostOns received almost 81, 500 for
their three recent games in Baltimore
The attendance at the three games was
10000.
Sutton has been on the turf for seven
teen years, and is rather proud of the fact
that he can play ball to-day rs well as
ever.
Kuehne's "bunions' are healing rapidly.
His hands will be in pretty good shape by
the time the championship season opens.
Tip O'Neill would not report in St.
Louis for early spring practice, and his
batting thus far shows evidence of his neg
ligenCe.
Home runs are becoming very common
thing among the Southern League play
ers. There must be few sluggers down
there.
Tom Ramsey has developed into one of
the prize batters of the Louisville club.
He has n good eye for the ball and hits
hard.
The indianapolis directory has changed
its mind and will give MckeOn and CAL
lender, who were recently released, anOth-
er trial.
Davy force has proved great acquisi-
ton for the Memphis club. lie can hold
his own with any short stop in the South
ern League.
Aud now it is said that Michaelo Kelli
has very bad attack of swelled head and
is doing the AdOnis Dixey pose with great
elegance.
The most marked improvement in any
of the Association teams is shown in the
base running of the Cincinnati ond Balti-
more clubs.
The fight between Louisville and Gin
cinnati wakes hotter every day, and inter
est in their coming games increases in a
corresponding degree.
The young blood" seems to he delight
ing those League and Association
managers who have infused it into their
respective organizations
Atkisson and Seward, from present in
dicatiOns, will do most of the Athletic box
work this season. Matthews, Miller and
Hart show up badly.
The remaining three games for the
worlds championship series between the
Browns and Chicagos will be he played in
the latter city in October.
Baltimore papers speak so eulogistic OF
Griffin that one would suppose he could
have City Hall or the new postoflice in that
city just for the asking.
The st. Louis Browns intend trying
young Philadelphia amateur on second
base, and if he proves successful Robinson